Havana, March 5 (RHC) The Superior Basketball League (LSB) will begin on April 1, the National Commissioner of the discipline, Dalia Henry, confirmed to Radio Rebelde.
In what is considered the second sporting event in the country, the squads from Villa Clara, current champion, sub-monarch Artemisa, as well as from Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Ciego de Ávila, Sancti Spíritus, Matanzas and Capitalinos will compete.
The former member of the national team said that the conditions are already created to start the LSB. “As is known, the previously scheduled date was for March 2 and this was not possible. Now it will be from April 1 to June 12 and we intend to achieve a better preparation of the provinces”.
Henry pointed out that the home of Artemisa in the Superior League has not yet been defined. “This is one of the objectives of our journey, to define where this team will play, which must be in Pinar del Río or in this capital.”
Another of the rooms that are not ready at this time is the Giraldo Córdova Cardín from Avilanian, headquarters of the “Búfalos” nine-time national champions. “The maintenance work on the Ciego de Ávila multipurpose facility has not yet been completed and we will see when it can be ready. We are also concerned about the issue of Rafael Castiello in Guantanamo, which is one of the important venues for Cuban basketball.”
As a novelty, in the upcoming LSB there will be the celebration of the All-Star Games, which would be after the end of the first round of the qualifying stage. “The venue would be evaluated over the course of the event and this would feature the skills tests. At the inauguration, we intend to remember the 50th anniversary of the historic bronze medal of our men’s team at the 1972 Munich Olympics”.
The National Basketball Commissioner pointed out that the fundamental objective of the Superior League, in addition to looking for a show, is to develop the relay of this sport. “We want the players to raise their technical level and not only them, but we want to achieve the improvement of the coaches”.
Taken from Radio Rebelde.
